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81)1RJ T OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The question which has been a geographical problem for upwards of two centuries, the north-west passage around the continent of America, is at length determined, and we have the satisfaction to lay before our readers, in another column, an abstract of the journals of the intrepid disco verers by whose enterprise the object has been accom plished, and in the progress of which they have evinced in telligence, activity, and hardihood, not inferior to any of those daring and enduring men who have preceded them in the arduous path of Arctic discovery. Re ferring our general readers to the manly and unpre tending narrative of the gentlemen who conducted this expedition, so honourable in the annals of British commercial enterprise, we beg leave to point out to our more scientific readers the interest belonging to the geogra phical, and we may almost say the topographical, questions determined by the observations of Messrs. Dease and Simpson. The fact of the continent of America being eircumnavigated—the determination of the latitude of its northern extremity, in the attempts to ascertain which so many expeditions of different nations have been unsuccess ful—the knowledge that the great mountain ridge extending from Magellan's Straits to the most northern parts of the American continent previously known actually reaches the shores of the Arctic Sea—all these are highly interesting discoveries, and we owe them, as we do many other valuable geographical discoveries, to commercial enterprise. We by no means disparage the efforts of Government in the same honourable career, or the excellent qualities and admirable • conduct of the Gallant Officers who have, in our own times as well as in former periods, been employed in Arctic discos cry ; but the facts are notorious. Hearne, by whom the Coppermine River and the Arctic Sea were first discovered, was a trader in the service of the Hudson's - Bay Company ; Mackenzie, who first explored the great river which still bears his name, and who first crossed the chain of the Rocky Mountains, and reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean, was a partner of the North-West Com pany, long the rivals of, and now incorporated with, the Hud son's Bay Company ; whilst the crowning enterprise pre sented to our readers has been planned and carried into effect by the Hudson's Bay Company as now constituted, at their own charge ; and we see, with much satisfaction, that the same gallant party who have been so successful in the examination of the coast between the extreme dis coveries of Captains Franklin and Beechey, are now, while we write, in actual preparation for a further sur vey of the coast, to connect the eastern extent of Franklin's discovery, " Point Turnagain," with Back's " Great Fish River" and Parry's " Straits of the Fury and Recta," or any other opening which may be found to cotamunicate with Hudson's Bay. In referring our readers generally to the narrative which we have the satisfaction to lay before them, we cannot help again alluding to the ,simple, manly, and unassuming tone in which the details ar,.. given of difficulties and hardships scarcely conceivable by those who have not seen something resembling- them, at. , f the result appears to prove that even in boats the north-west passage is impracticable, since, with all the credit due and that can be given to Mr. Simpson and his .btave companions, if they had not found the Esquimaux, a 4,1 got their skin canoe, it is es ident they never could have reac,.'ied (tape Barrow ; and many other similar expeditions m a _Jit ,set out wi'hout one of them att..itlirr.: the same sac c„.,,._2l,:orning Chronicle. All one tr:iands of the country and Constitution will with pleasure the stiikiig displays of Conservative f ft ,eling wnich the tour Sir Francis Burdett is making in provinces has already elic:ted. Yts•erdaY we pubLslied a re i aort of the Couset vative fastival at Leeds, and to-day we are cnai,lcd to lay be!'ore our r ,, adcrs an account of an e qually gratifying assemb:age at Salford. More will shortly I n : ow, to the increased mortification of the Ministers and i n e i, • supporters, whose agents are spitting their spite at Sir g, :mei.; for no other reason than that thousands of v, :ter as. d better men than themselves are thus cordially and s i g „,,:jv , doing honour to hi s w o r th. 9t wou ld not b e easy to deck, a which is the stronger and the more valuable e vidence of th.' praiaeworthicess of Sir Francis Burdett's p,alieical conduct---the reception he is me e ti ng w i t h at t h e iostivals to which he has been invited in the North, or tl.e a i, Ts e with which the agents of the Government assail him. ;tut mast ri g ht-minded and patriotic men will envy him Cuii.loOg POLISH Cup.—A beautiful silver cup at Polish workm‘nship, and comnarno:.ating in its several tn itiiments some of the most interesting events of the late i evo lutionary war„ was presented to Dr. E. Straw Blundell, as a testimony of t h e cratitude of the Poles for that gentleman's services to their cot,rttry, and more particularly to the emi gration, in his capacity' as Honorary Secretary to the Polish Literati; Association, „y ttich has done so mu c h t o m iti ga t e t h o sufferings of the exiles in this country. The cup is of apc cutiar, but elegant form. ",lhe lower portion, standing on a short Aoarr shaped base, is of gldostlar form, from which rises a bell-shaped calyx. The tipper aced lower portions are nitedby a band, in which is inserted a twig of alder from the 'od of Grochow, rendered ever-memorable by the battle was fought there on the 20th of February, 1831, and :n which 35,000 Poles. with a hundred and twenty pieces of calm on, defeated 130,000 Russians, with 340 pieces of cannon 1 Tne wood of Grochow will ever be regarded with tcnerasioo by the Pol ish people, for in its thickets their heroes bad achieveu r the freedom of Poland and the safety of Europe —if subseque.at treachery did not destroy the fruits of their victory. It was' in that glorious battle, which lasted from six in the morning to five in the evening, the youths of the Uni versities tore front the brows of ,Diebitsch the laurels which he had gathered in the defiles of the Balkan—and struck the soul of the barbarian with the chagrin which in no long time after sent him to his grave. In the upper portion of the cup, there is inlaid one of each of the coins struck during the short period of the independence, in 1831, except the large live florin piece, which is inserted in the base, and bears the motto of " Krolestwo Polskie," or kingdom of Poland (for the Poles wished only to restore the kingdom of 1815, not to create a republic). Of the other coins, one is of remarkable interest. It is a golden ducat, one of those made out of the wedding rings of the ladies of Warsaw, ho contributed all their ornaments to meet the expenses of the war. It is about the size of a sovereign, is stamped with the arms of Poland and Lithuania, and has the inscription, " Perm concordia crescent Res"—" Small things grow great by union." The cup is richly chased with laurel leaves, and in the intervals has embossed' the weapons used in the war, wit forgetting the destructive scythe of the peasant. The names of th e subscribers and presenters we omit, for reasons which may ho obvious to those who know anything of Russian policy ; indet,l few are aware of the workings of that power even in this cot entry, and the number of her spies and emis saries in London. In some instances there are two, three, or four spies set ovt r one individual, having nothing to do but to watch his steps, ',and note his actions in public and private ; and it can be proved that the recent most injudicious and ab surd interference of a few misguided Poles in the Nlarylebone election, was the work of a Pole who is now known to have been in regular communication with the I,Zussian Ambassador. Greenwich Fair this year has proved a. bad specula tion. Most of the stall-keepers and venders' Df goods com plain of loss. The site upon which the fair is he'd affords no shelter when the wind is northerly; consequently the prevailing cold and windy wea th er p rove d a sad misfortune. in several instances the ruin destroyed and damaged large quantities of food and articles provided for the juvenile visitors. The better sort of toys shared the same fate, and to complete the mischance the merothants and traders found no purchasers for their commodities. The hop-merchants (keepers of dancing booths) made, it is said, the most profit. Their receipts formed a reasonable average. The larger shows took some money, but nothing like the sum antici;lated. Yesterday and Tuesday the place was almost abandoned, An effort was made a few years since to remove the fair to a spot more favourable to the interests of the inhabitants, but the scheme failed. The.re is mow* project on f oo t f or converting ale ground on which the fair is held into do c ks f or steamers. A l arge cap i ta l has b eeo raised for the purpose ; but whether the Land is applied to the formation of docks or not, there cannot be a worse place for ',holding the fair. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, APRIL 16.0 The market to-day has been exceeding flat ; very little butsi ness has been done, and those who have sold have obtainea very low prices for their goods. The wool market has beau dull; but the last week's priees have been rnainta ined. —Man. chester Gazette. DR. IRVINE.—At the late Sotoerset Assizes, Dr.. Irvine, of Bath, was found guilty of a .misdemeanour, for falsely answering the third question required by the Reform Act to be put to voters, the purport of which is—" Have you t k ',e same qualification for which your name was' originally in set ted in the list of voters for the City of Bath ?" Having chat 'zed his residence, and therefore not having the same gua lific,it 'on, the Doctor replied in the affirmative; and for this ini g d er ceanour he has been convicted and will be punished, besides Z , aving lost his honour. We call attention to this case, because it is an offence eommitted at every election, and the consequence's cannot be too well known. The Taunton peti tion was occasioned solely by this offence ; and but for such cases, Mr. Bainbridge's majority at the poll would have been so great as to have destroyed even the pretence for a petitican. —.Somerset County Gazette. very plentiful is fish in the river Wye, in the neighbourhood of Builth, that Stephen Prichard, the fishing tac!:io antker,. of Builth, caught on Tuesday last, in tie course of four faours, no less than 143 grayling, trout, and salmon pink ; and in fit 'e hours, on the following day, 22.5 fish of the same description.. —Gloucester Journal. SHOCKING I.CICIDENT.—On Saturday last, as a man, named Thorne, was employed at the Tangier F:ron Works, Castle Green, 10 drilling with a machine moved by means of a weight suspei:ded by a hook, which is dr a wii d0..1n by the hand of the won;:rnan. and flies back when -the hand is removed, with enormous' force, fooli h he was disturbed by the- pranks of a boy working :n the same shop, and the hat, 'lli , slipped from his hand. Shocking tc relate, the he ok to wt..ich the weight is suspended caught his " .d hismoclth, tore. :may a portion of the plate, t he upper ja w, and dragged out a tooth, literally forcing its re sistk,a way through every oh9taele. The poor fellow in great ago l y ; i t i s h oped that the conse q uences (I mortal, th u p p olt he will b e maimed f or hfe. - orth D er lp will t ot, he ,hire Chronicle.—.lV r LAW INTELIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN' S BENCE, APRIL, 18. THE QUEEN V. JOHN JOSEPH LAWSON. Mr. TNESIGER said that he had been instructed to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against the defendant, the printer and publisher of the Times newspaper, for a libel on the character of Sir John Conroy, published in that journal on the 9th of March last. Their lordships were, no doubt, aware that Sir John Conroy had for many years held a highly confidential appointment in the establishment of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and had been, during the whole period of his services, con stantly and zealously devoted to the interests of her Royal Highness, and had discharged all the duties he had been called upon to perform with perfect fidelity and care. He had not, however, escaped without censure, and it was impossible for any person holding a highly responsible situation t o b e altoge ther free from it ; but, since the accession of her Majesty to the throne, he had incurred the displeasure of one portion of the press, which had used every opportunity of assailing his character, and placing him in the most unfavourable light before the public. The attacks made upon him for some time were of so general and vague a description, that it was almost impossible to meet them with a public notice. He was not disposed to be unnecessarily sensitive with regard to his character, but was willing to pay that penalty which at tached to the high confidence which in the situation he held he had so long and so deservedly enjoyed. But when the ob servations descended from general remarks to specific and particular charges, and when he found himself accused in the article of which he now complained of malversation in his office, and of having abused the confidence which had been reposed in him, and turned it to his own private and pecuniary advantage, it was quite impossible for him to remain silent any longer, and he had taken the earliest opportunity of vindicating his honour, which had hitherto remained unsullied, and of chal lenging his calumniators, to the proof of the charges that they had ventured to make against him. In the course he had taken he had been placed in a situation of some difficulty, be cause it was impossible for him completely to vindicate his con duct without entering into some examination of the pecuniary concerns of the Duchess of Kent's family, and involving her Royal Highness in some degree in the inquiry. If there had been anything in the transactions which it would be necessary for him to detail which required secrecy, Sir John Conroy would have endured all the consequences of the unjust imputations which had been cast upou him without bringing them before the public. But, inasmuch as there was nothing which might not challenge the minutest and the strictest inquiry, he had the entire sanction of her Royal Highness for the course which he had pursued. She was anxious that the matter should be fully investigated, in order to afford the completest justification to a person who had so long and faithfully served her. The libel was contained, as he had mentioned to their Lordships, in the paper of the 9,11 of March. and he would read the whole of the article com plained of, before lie drew their further attention to the case. It was in these terms : " The British public, we believe, was aware of the demands of a certain newly created Baronet attached to the household of the Duchess of Kent when her Royal Highness's daughter ascended the throne of these realms—' a red riband' (to be sure one little thought how that decoration would be afterwards be stowed), ' peerage ! a pension I' We eish he hal had the red riband promised him ; it would have been as much honoured by his wearing it as by its present possessor. " We believe the chief merits of the person who made these demands were his respectful conduct to the estimable Monarch then just dela ,ct, and the happy state in which the pecuniary concerns of the illustrious lady whom he servo d were found wider his management. The amount of this latter obligation of the nation to him it is perhaps hardly possible to compute ; it may be thought to be in hard cash somewhere about 80,000/ ; and the large annuity of 30,0001. was granted with an understanding that a gradual I quisation of the 80,0001. should Silently teke place. Happy be the end of the affair 1 ee say, but a matter which has come to our Itecrele lgo may throw some doubt en its success. We learn that the Baronet of whom we are speaking, having been so happy in conciliating the respect of the late King of England, is desirous of exer cising the same amiable and modest qualities towards the King of Sweden, and to be sent to that court in the character of Ambassador I and we have been told that tile Premier was disposed to acquiesce, for the purpose of getting rid of him ; but the highest personage did not approve of such a represen tati‘e of the Crown of England. " Should he quit his present position, we ask where are talents to be found capable of applying a due portion of the 30,0G0/. to the liquidation of the 80,0001, and who can so well understand wiping off as he who has chalked on ? " There is another matter also worth notice. There is a certain estates in \\Talcs, purchased and paid for not long ago. If any public inquiry should take place whence the money for the payment came, who so competent to answer the question as the Baronet ?" He had now read the whole of it, and he apprehended it was impossible for any person who had heard it to come to any other conclusion than that it was intended to convey, with respect to Sir John Conroy, not merely an insinuation of mismanagement of the pecuniary concerns of the Duchess of Kent, but also cf improper appropriation to his own private use and benefit of the funds that had been entrusted to his inanegereent. This was an imputation of a very serious kind, and he thought that there could be no doubt that such was the imputation intended to he conveyed by the paragraph. There was, however, the most complete refutation given to the whole of it ; and he en treated their Lordships' attention to the details which he should take from the affidavits, because the apprehended they would entertain no doubt at all that Sir John Conroy had put himself in a position to claim the rule which lie now asked at their hands. With regard to the first portion of the paragraph, if all the article had been conceived in the same terms, Sir John Conroy would have passed it by unnoticed. That part was, perhaps, not to be treated as libellous j and, therefore, he did riot refer any portion of his affidavit as an answer to the statement there made. But it did appear to him that there was a coarse imputation that Sir John Conroy had been guilty of having treated his Sovereign with disre spect, and he was therefore happy to say that there was a most complete denial on the part of Sir John Conroy that he had ever, on any occasion whatever, behaved to his late Majesty with any degree of disrespect. Sir John Conroy had also stated, though he (Mr. Thesiger) should not have thought it necessary to make any statement of the kind, that be had never been desirous of being sent as ambassador to Sweden or to any other Court whatever, or of being sent to any foreign Court in that or in any other capacity what ever. He (Mr. Thesiger) thought it was quire unnecessary to make this denial, for he did not know whether it could be called libellous to assert of a person that he had been de sirous of being sent as an envoy to a foreign Court ; but in this case the statement was altogether unfounded, and Sir John Conroy had therefore thought himself called upon to deny it. But, of course, the most important part of the libel, and that to which he was desirous to give the most direct contradiction, was that part which related to the im putation of mismagement of the pecuniary concerns of the Duchess of Kent, and the benefit which it was alleged he Lad himself derived from the misapplication of the money entrusted to him. Oil this subject he (Mr. Thesiger) should read from the affidavit of Sir John Conroy what appeared to him to be a most complete contradiction of the allegation. The Learned Counsel here read the whole of Sir John Con roy's affidavit : " Sir John Conroy, of the vicarage of Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, Baronet, maketh oath and saith, that he has read the affidavit of William Shakspear, sworn in this honourable Court, on Wednesday, the 18th of April inst., and the paragraph contained in the newspaper called the Times, to that affidavit annexed, such paragraph commencing with the words, ' The British public, we believe, was aware of the demands of a certain newly-created Baronet,' and end ing with the words, ' Who so competent to answer the ques tion as the Baronet ?' " And this deponent further saith, that the person in that paragraph „called and described as ' a certain newly -created , Baronet attadeed to the household o f th e D uc h ess of Kent,' t and the person t:ierein also call e d ' t h e B aronet ' i s, as this de. ponent verily belieees, meant to be himself this deponent. " And this deponont further saith, that his conduct to hid late Majesty King Wiliiarts the Fourth was always ' respect ful;' and that he never ‘ has been desirous of being sent to the Court of Sweden,' or any other Court, ' in the character of ambassador,' nor in any other character or capacity whatever. ii " And with respect to that part of the paragraph which !Teaks of ' the happy state in which the pecuniary concerns f the illustrious lady whom he served were found, under his nagement,' and the following words, ' the amount of the ie . tter obligation o f th e nat i on to hi m i t i s perhaps har dl y pos , ble to compute. It may be thought to be, in hard cash, somewhere about 80,0001., and the large annuity of 30,0001. was granted with an understanding that a gradual i;quidation of the 80,000/. should silently take place. This deponent psHaoiiratth, Highness onne t I: os a f t t httehlieewpoa paragraph Duchess ` t r aopfi he l Krum.lastlu illustrious eAnnti l do na a_ d ;9' ttieh m ies e an her Royal w de h ;o le ne °f nt! ii i i n s vindication'of his character and honour, and with the entire s eidction and permission of her Royal Highness, upon his oath sa,.th, " That upon the occasion of the manage of her Royal Highteess the Duchess of Kent, her jointure, payable from the estate of her former husband, having ceased upon con tracting t'er second marriage, she was obliged to borrow a sum of monety to make a proper and suitable preparation for such marriage,. of which a part remained unpaid at the time of the Duke of Kent's death, in 1820. " That upon this event, in consequence of the situati on i n which the p ec uniary affairs of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent were left, her Royal Highness relinquished to the creditors of the Duke of' Kent the whole of his property, in cluding every article in the aoyal apartments at Kensington.. " That her Royal Highness afterwards purchased from the eneeditors and others such furnitere, plate, lima, wino, horses, cee riages, and other necessaries, es she. required; but basing at tale time an incom e o f on l y 8,0001. per 14104M34 she was com pelled, in order to affect these purchases, to borrow and ese persd a large sum of money. That owing to these circumstances her Royal Hi g hness's liabilities, In the, year 1820, amounted to about 12,000/. ; but tee addition thereto was .made during the nine following years, her Royal aghneas's (irks in 1829 being 11,475/. 9s. 6d., and Be MOM, j'Thllt in Inese, ;1830, her M a j esty .becroxie heiress preserenp tivd to - the three:es e and en the 6th .of ;September, 1831, a grant of 10,0 , 0.01. per aunuoi wes made by Parliament to ti re Duchess of Kent, by 'an Act enabling his Majesty to grant art annual sum to her Roydi ilighnese the Dueheas of Kent, for a more adequate provision tor her, and for the honourable support and education of her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandrine Victoria of Kent.' " That the altered position of her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent rendered this ineernq inadequate to the necessarily increased annual expenditure of her Royal Highness ; so that in July, 1837, on her Majesty's accession to the Throne, the debts of her Royal Highness had increased from 11,4751. 9s. 6d. to 63,1951. 35., which was their total amount, and not 80,0001. as stated in the above paragraph. " And this deponent says that he has on all occasions en deavoured, to the best of his ability, to prevent and check all unnecessary expenditure in the establishment of her Royal Highness. That the management of the household of the Duchess of Kent was divided into departments, each of which reported to the Comptroller's office, in which office every ar ticle of supply was ordered and checked, and all the bills were audited ; after which each tradesman received notice from such office that his account bad been audited, and upon producing a receipt at Messrs. Coutts and Co's, the bankers to her Royal Highness, payment was made. " And this deponent saith that the orders upon Messrs. Coutts and Co., to whom all the income of the Duchess of Kent was remitted, were up to the 28th of July, 1827, always signed by her Royal Highness herself, with the exception that on the 2d September, 1826, this deponent drew a draft for a cum of 20/. in favour of Mrs. Fletcher, the housekeeper of Kensington Palace. " That on the 28th day of July, 1827, the Duchess of Kent gave an order to Messrs. Coutts, authorising this deponent to draw checks upon them on her account, which authority this deponent exercised chiefly by drawing drafts for the expenses of journeys and for the charitable donations of her Royal Highness. All the accounts for which the money was from time to time drawn by this deponent, as well as the accounts for every payment out of her Royal Highness's income during the last 17 years, are still in existence. " And this deponent further saith that he never had any money belonging to her Royal Highness in his hands except upon journeys, when the necessary sums were given by him to the servants who attended her Royal Highness, and whose ac counts were afterwards audited by the account clerk, and that he never did, directly or indirectly, appropriate any part of her Royal Highness's income or pecuniary means to his own use, nor derive any advantage of any description whatever from any dealings or transactions with the persons supplying her Royal Highness's establishment. " And this deponent further saith that from the year 1818, when he first entered the service of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, up to the year 1820, he, when his Royal Highness died, and from that period to the year 1831, he served his Royal Highness and the Duchess of Kent, without receiving any remuneration whatever, either by way of salary, allowance, pecuniary present, or recompense of any sort or kind. " That in the year 1831, her Royd Highness having re. ceived an increased income, she immediately placed this de. ponent and other members of their household on liberal sa. laries. " And this deponent, as to that part of the said libel which states that the said annuity of 30,0001. was granted with an understanding ' that a gradual liquidation of the 80,0001. should silently take place,' said!, that her Royal Highness ac cepted the grant of the 30,0001., unfettered by any under standing.' condition, or arrangement whatever, and that no understanding' or arrangement fur the liquidation of her debts by the nation was ever proposed. directly or indirectly, by her Royal Highness ; but that, on the contrary, her Royal Highness decl'ned to have a vote proposcd in Parliament for the liquidation of her debts. _ " That on the grunt of a pension of 30,000/. per annum beimg made the Duchess immediately borrowed, through her bankers, the sum of 63,1951. 35., which she placed in the hinds of trustees, for the payment of her debts, consisting, of three bonds, amounting together to 29,5001., and simple con tract debts to the amount of 33,695/. 3s. The security for the loan was a covenant by her Royal Highness to relinquish, so long as she resided with her Majesty, the sum of 18,0001 per annum, part of the annuity of 30.000/. so granted to her by Act of Parliament; or the annual sum of 10,000/. out of the said annuity, in the event of her ceasing to reside with her Majesty., until the whole 63,195/. 3s. should ba paid, with in terest and insurance thereon." He (Mr. Thesiger) must say that it was quite impossible that that part of the libel which charged Sir John Co,,roy with basing been instrumental to the increase of the debts of her Royal Highness, and that those debts had been increased for his personal benefit, could be more distinctly and positively denied. The affidavit went on thus : And this deponent, with respect to that part of the para graph which speaks of a certain cs!ate in Wales, purchased and paid for not long agu,' further said', that he is possessed of an estate in Wales, the largest part of which was agreed to be purchased by him in the year 1824, for 18,2501., and the purchase-money wai paid on the 4th day of February, 1826, out G f the produce of 17,500/. Three per Cent. Consols, then standing in deponent's name, and sold by deponent's bankers on the 7th day of October, 1825, and of 2,0001. like Consols also standing in his name, and sold by them on the ad of Fe bruary, 1826, and out of the balance of cash then standing to his credit with them. " That an addition was made to the estate by the purchase of an adjoining farm, for the sum of 1,8001., which. purchase was completed and the amount paid on the 25th day of May, 1826, out of the produce of a further sum of 2,0001., like wise standing in this depanent's name, and then sold by his bankers. " That a further addition was made to the said estate by this deponent, by the purchase of another adjoining farm, for the rum of 2,400/ , which was paid on the 2d day of Dc c.-tuber, 1826, out of the produce of a further sum of 3,0001. like Consols, also standing in his name at the Bank, and sold out also by 11 - .3 bankers; which purchases are all the pro perty this deponent possesses, or ever did possess, in Wales. " And this deponent further saith that such stock and cash so invested in such purchases were his sole and entire pro perty and money; and that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent neither directly nor indirectly furnished, contributed, lent, gave, or paid, or became security for any part thereof; nor was the same, or any part thereof, in any way, means, or manner whatever, or at any time, derived or acquired, di rectly or indirectly, by, from, or through her said Royal High ness, or from her property, estate, or effects." He had now read the whole of the affidavit, and to him it appeared impossible that a more strong denial of the serious imputations which had been made against the character of Sir John Conroy could have been given. The moment that this libel appeared there was an application, by the solicitor of Sir John Conroy, to the editor of the Times to give up the name of the author of the paragraph. The solicitor of Sir John Conroy applied to the attorney for the paper, who refused to give up the name of the author ; and then a notice was im mediately served that this application would be made at the earliest time possible. He trusted that their Lordships would think that he had stated sufficient to entitle himself to this rule. The imputation cast on Sir John Conroy in this libel was one of a most serious kind. It was one which he was most anxious at the earliest moment to have an opportunity of refuting. He had denied it in the most positive and the strongest terms, and he trusted t h a t h e h a d s h ow n to the Court sufficient grounds to call f or i t t o i nterpose by g ranting this application. Lord DENNIAN—You may take a rule. BAIL COURT, APRIL 15. THE LATE FIRE IN THE TEMPLE. Mr. ALEXANDER applied to the Court to allow a copy of cer. t Lin articles of clerkship to be enrolled instead of the original document, which had been destroyed by the late fire in the Temple. lie founded the motion on an affidavit, stating that the original arti c l es h a d b een engrossed on t h e usua l stamp ; that the amount (1201.) had been duly paid at the Stamp cffice in certain Bank of England notes, as a proof of which Eta the affidavit went on to state, that the identical notes had since been traced to the possession of the Commissioners of Stamps. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS granted the application. His LonnsinP, after disposing of several motions of no pub lic interest, and relating only to points of practice, rose shortly before three o'clock. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL IE. WEBB V. SMITH, JUN. In this case, which was only part beard yesterday when we went to press, the rule Nisi for a new trial was refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, APRIL 18. CLARKR V. DIGNAII. Mr. KELLY moved for a Rule to show cause why the verdict in this case, which had been for the plaintiff, should not be set aside, and a verdict entered for the defendant. It was an ac tion tried before Mr. Baron Gurney, during the sittings in Middlesex after last Term, and had been brought to recover two sums of 69/. and 51., the latter of which claims had been disposed of by a set-off which greatly exceeded the amount. The COURT granted the Rule Nisi. ADAMS V. 241(744E.. Mr. CHILTON moved for a rule to set aside the verdict in this case as being perversely against the direction of the Learned Judge, and also against all evidence in the cause. It was an action tried b.fore Mr. Justice Coltman, at the last Carmarthen Assizes, in which the Jury had found for the de. fendant, and was brought to recover 82/. 10s. for tw o y ears and nine months' service as farm b a iliff. The COURT, after hearing the statements of Counsel, aranted the Rule. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-ROUSE. A man named Benjamin Nash, .who resides at Camber well, was summoned to answer for having purjured himself in giv.;:ng evidence before the LORD Mavoa against John Eves, who hall been an old soldier, and had lately worked for the defendant. At the beginning of the month Eves was charged by Nash or more c w , i n tl t i a h in a i v n i g ng aup eo feloniously leof cakes. obtainedand some a s ta e V f apples, a gg 0 n not fi e worth a th parcel, than 3s. or 4s. at the mos!. Eves, who is the broth er -i n- l aw of Nash, declared that he iod never seen the p arcel ; and the Lora , MAYOR expostulated with Nash upon th e h arshness of the rte could to induce b rosccutton, enjdslisehias Ld rgeil or Evcs, a. though th e other did all :kip to punish t h e accused with transportation or imprisonment, .and: departed evidently chagrined at the judicious and humane coarse pursued. E ves , upon ibeirig discharged, did all he could t() red eem his cha. ractes from the obloquy whicia zttachod to it on acc ount o f t h e charge, and at length .ascertained.that the psd.rcel had not been removed from the wazgou-office at all, in co ns equenee of want of uccuiracy in the Address. ge thin :3p4 ieu at the justice mom for a summons to X 69 4C ouser, virln t 4 the LP)M MAyort most readily granted. .Eves sa r4, that after having been dischaft .;ed from his con. f i „ vme nt, which laated ;from Saturday ti 1 Monday in the 'Cmipter, .upon , the.chetrge of robbery, he i q tine di ate l y began 4 0 make inquiry about the parcel which het had been accused of stealing. Upqn going AO the Saracen's 1 - 4 ad wavon. ! . o ffi cv and.cskieg,partieularly about a parcel irected to Lien j%mia Nash, be was told .by the clerk that tiv !re was a parcel then in tlio ace, directed to 13enjannii t Nash, Acorti• Street, London," which had never been delivered to the party addressed. An °Hirer was immediately vent by the Lord Mayor to the Saracen's Head for the parcel ; and the Lord Mayor found that it was directed as had been described by Eves, and that it contained some pieces of stale cake. It was stated (the officer said) by the clerk at the office, that the parcel, upon being brought by the waggoner from, the country, contained some apples, which, as th e y b ecame quite rotten, were thrown away, and the parcel itself was improperly directed, and there fore never reached Camberwell. The LORD MAYOR (to the defendant)—What can you say now, after e xp ress i ng a w i s h to transport t hi s p oor man f or life ?—Defendant—l am very sorry, Sir, but the waggoner told me and the policeman that Eves had a parcel. When I asked the waggoner why he said that Eves had it, he said he was mistaken, but he thought he had got it. But, my Lord, I don't know that this is my parcel after all. The LORD MAYOR severely reproved the defendant for still attempting to criminate the complainant after such palpable evidence. " What a base and contemptible fellow you must he," said his Lordship. "It is evident that all this arises from a malignant feeling. How can you recompense your brother-in-law for all that he has suffered? You would, I perceive, have pursued him to death. I thought myself that lie must have been guilty, you urged me so strongly to punish him, even without trial ; but it turns out after all that he is just as innocent as any of us. What recompense can you give to him ?—Defendant—l am willing to give a pound for the in jury I have done him, and to beg his pardon. I was misin formed by the waggoner, I do assure you. Complainant—l shall be satisfied with the pound and his apology ; but I will not work for him any more. I have got a situation notwithstanding all he has said against me. The LORD MAYOR--Very well. Your conduct ought to make him more ashamed of himself. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1838. BOW-STREET. Charles Canfield, a clerk, was yesterday brought up for final examination, charged with embezzling various sums of money, the property of Mr. John Brown Bell, proprietor of Bell's New Weekly Messenger, his employer. Mr. Flower, for the prisoner, advised him to reserve his de fence for a future occasion, and he was fully committed for trial. Elizabeth Tunstall, aged 60, was charged before Mr. TWY FORD with receiving sacks, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. 'DA' YFORD sentenced the prisoner to be confined in the House of Correction for two months. Q UEEN- S Q UA RE. Caroline Ann Lucas, Jane Eddison, Sarah Manning, and a man named Spring, were yesterday placed at the bar, charged with being concerned in the death of Joe East wood, under circumstances of the most extraordinary and sus picious nature. Mr. GREGOAIK was of opinion that, after hearing evidence, there was quite enough of suspicion to remand them until Saturday for the larceny on the person. It is generally imagined that the man was " hocussed" to be robbed, but that whoever was the party who dial it is not at present ascertained. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. Jane Underwood, a remakably fine young woman, not more than sixteen years of age, was brought before Mr. CONANT and Mr. HALL, charged u ith having robbed her master, Mr. Cox, an extensive staymaker of St. .Martin's-court. The prisoner's mother, a poor old woman from Berkshire, who hed heard of her daughter's delinquency, and had coma up to London in consequeLce, came forward, and presented a cirtifieate, signed by the Clergyman of the parish, bearing testimony to the good character of herself and husband, and declaring that the daughter (the prisoner) was known not to be exactly right in her head. Mr. Cox consented to drop further proceedings upon re ceiving a promise that the mother should take her daughter b ick to the country with her. The arrangement having been made the gri was. released. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday Thomas Kegan alias King, underwent a final ex amination before Mr. Rawiinson, on a charge of having de frauded several tradesmen, by means of forged or fictitious cheques upon Messrs. Hankey and Co., the bankers of Fen church-street, the particulars of which appeared in our paper of Tuesday last. From the extent to which this species of fraud has lately been practis:cl, it was the general opinion that the prisoner had been carrying on his nefarious pursuits in con nection with other persons. The police were accordingly on the alert, and yesterday Mr - . Inspector Thomas, of the D di vision, succeeded in apprehending an Irishman named Patrick Madding, who was in the service of Lady Blacket, as foot man, about five months since, at which period it may be re colh cted that her Ladyship was robbed in a very mysterious manner, of jewellery to the amount of about 6001., none of which property was ever traced. He was placed at the bar with the other prisoner. The whole evidence having been read .over, the prisoner King, who said nothing in his defence, was fully committed t• New ;ate for trial. The other was, after a detention of some time, discharged for the present. HA7'TOW-GA RDEN. Margaret Turner and Mary Collins, amazons of the lowest description in St. Giles's, whose faces were covered with marks of violence, were placed at the bar, charged with fighting and creating a disturbance. Il..steaux, of tho E division, on Monday morning last, re ceived information that two women were fighting in a despe rate manner in Broad street, St. Giles's, and a great crowd had assembled. Ile proceeded to the spot, and found both the prisoners stripped down to their waists, and they were fighting in a desperate manner, with all the science of experi enced boxers, and they were bruised all over and bleeding ; the prisoner Turner especially, whose eye had a frightful ap pearance, her antagonist having bit the lid quite off. Mr. ROGERS asked Turner what she had to say for such in famous and disgraceful conduct ?—Turner (who held an infant at her breast) said boldly, I was passing through George street when she shoved against me, and on axing her what she did it for, she told me to go to hell ; so I clia Iletiged her to fight, when we did, and getting me undermost she bit my eye out, and blinded me. (Her eye was horrid to look at.) Mr. ROGERS—Pray, what are you? Turner—l am servant to Mr. Grote, the lodging-house keeper, and I got a respec table karracter. Mr. ROGRRS—Are you a married woman? Turner—Yes ; and this 'ere's my hinfant. Mr. ROGERS—However depraved characters are, they are always sure to bring an infant to excite sympathy. He asked Collins what she had to say for herself ? Collins (smiling, and holding her hand to her face to hide her black eyes and cut lips)—We had a fight, but I didn't bite her eye ; she got it in a fall. Mr. Roonas—Pray, what aro you? Collins—l am mis fortunate, your Worship. Mr. ROGERS said it was a disgraceful affair, and if they had any shame they ought to blush for their unnatural conduct. If he discharged one he should discharge the other, and it was only on account of the unfortunate child of Turner that he felt disposed to be lenient. He discharged them with a severe reprimand, assuring them that if ever they were brought there again under similar circumstances he would send them to prison. UNION-HALL. Wednesday Captain Mitchell, a half-pay officer in the army, was brought before Mr. Traill, charged with conveying spirits into the Queen's Bench Prison, whereby he had incurred a penalty of 101. A gentleman here stepped forward, and said that he was well acquainted with the Captain, who was a most benevolent and kind-hearted man, and that the chief object he bad in view in visiti ng t h e a b ove p r i son wa s for the purpose of re lieving the necessities of some of the unfortunate inmates from his own purse. The gentleman added that he was convinced the Captain was not aware that he was infringing the rules of the gaol by taking so small a portion of spirits into it. Mr. TRAILL said that the penalty for the offence of taking spirits into the above gaol was 101., and that there was no power of mitigating it given in the Act. The Captain was determined to go to gaol rather than pay the penalty, knowing that the turnkey would derive a portion of the fine for his share. Mr. TRATLL must commit the defendant for ten days to the House of Correction unless he paid the penalty. Defendant reiterated that he would not pay the fine on the ground that he had already mentioned, and in this determina tion he persevered, although his friend offered to pay the money, a proceeding which, however, he (defendant) would not sanction, and his commitment to Brixton gaol for the above period was therefore made out, to which place at five o'clock he was taken off in the caravan with the rest of the prisoners. LAMBETH-STREET. Yesterday William Gibson, a young man of respectable ap pearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combes and Mr. Stutfield, a county magistrate, on a charge of violating the person of Elizabeth Shearman. The complainant, a young and very good-looking female, on t h e preceding afternoon accompanied a young woman named Mary Ann 11.1‘Carty, with whom she became acquainted on Sunday last, to Stepney fair, and after walking about for some time, they both got into the safety awing. While there, the prisoner, who was till then a perfect stranger to her, and another young man came up to them, and the latter being acquainted with her companion Mary Ann, spoke to her, and invited them both to a public.house to have something to drink, and they went with them, and between the four of them they had three pots of ale and some bread and cheese. After they had left the public house, Mary Ann and the other young man turned into a field which was in a contrary direction to their way home, and she in consequence called out to her to come buck. Mr. COMBES —Were you all sober at that time? Witness Yes, Sir ; perfectly sober. Mr. CO:AB . M—Well, what happened then ? Witness— Mary Ann desired me to come along with her, and tho prisoner dragged me after her into the field a good way. lie then threw me down, and done what he should not. Mr. Comnas—.Where was Mary Ann and the other young ma n at this time ? Witness—l do not k now , Si, i t was d ar k, ° and they got out of sight. The witness here stated that the prisoner bad fully effected hi s purpose, contrary to her will, and that she was rescued from under him by a policeman, whom her cries brought to the spot. Police Constable K, No. 144, while on duty in Arbour square, between and eleven o'clock on the preceding night, heard the loud screams of a female, and on going into the field, and towards the spot from whence they proceeded, he found the young woman Mary Ann standing up in a corner, who said she had screamed for assistance in consequence of a young man who had been with her, and who had just ran away, takinu indecent liberties with her. Mr. COWIIES—Did the complainant then state that the pri soner had forcibly violated her ? Witness—No, Sir, she did not. She merely wished me to take charge of him, and let her and her companion " Mary Ann" go away ; but finding that I was determined to take her as well as the prisoner to the station-house, she begged of the prisoner to give me some thing for myself and something to drink to let them both off. She also said she would go on her knees and pray for me if I did but let them off. Mr. Cosines -What was her appearance when you first saw her —did she seem in much distress, as if she had been strug gling hard, or just recovered from a fainting fit ? Witness— Not at all, Sir. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, declared that what took place in the field was with the perfect concurrence of the complainant.—The prisoner was discharged. THE SALFORD CONSERVATIVE DINNER. This dinner took place on Tuesday evening. Sir Francis Burdett, Lord Maidstone, Sir George Sinclair, &c., were among the guests invited. The dinner was giver by the con servative electors and operatives to their late candidate, Wil liam Garnett, Esq. The festival was held in a large tempo rary wooden building, specially erected for the purpose, and fitted up with great magnificence. The building together with the decorations, is said to have cost nearly 2,000/. It is calculated that upwards of 1,600 persons were present. W. Hill (late chairman of Mr. Garnett's Committee) was in the chair, and supported by many of the most influential gentle men of Salford. Mr. Garnett and Lord Maidstone were ' placed on the right of the Chairman, and Sir F. Burdett and Sir George Sinclair on the left. After the removal of the cloth, the CHAIRMAN proposed the following usual toasts:— " The Queen." " The Queen Dowager and all the Royal Family." • " Our glorious Constitution in Church and State." " The Army and Navy." The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of Mr. Gar nett," upon whom he passed a high eulogium. After Mr Garnett's health had been drank, and previous to his returning thanks, a handsome piece of plate was presented to him by the convervative operatives of Salford. Mr. GARNRTT then proceeded to address the meeting, and was received with loud cheers. That was the third anniver sary of the Operative Conservative Association of Salford, end no one who witnessed that splendid assembly could say that there was no reaction in Salford.—( Cheers.) Their Hon. guests had come from Leeds, where they had been in vited to dine with a numerous assembly last evening. To morrow they were to meet a large assembly at Manchester ; on Friday, at Huddersfield; and on Monday, at Liverpool. Why was it that they witnessed these great meetings in Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and other parts of England? It was because the institutions of the country were in jeopardy—it was because the Church was attacked—it had been given up in Ireland—the Ministers had abandoned it to serve the purposes of a vile faction.—( Cheers.) The Ministers flattered the people and cajoled them, and put on the mask of hypocrisy to deceive and enslave the country, and play the tyrant.—( Hear, hear.) The favourite topic now was that of national educa tion—education without religion—taking away from the poor man the means of religious instruction, and substituting in its stead a dry question of political economy.--( Hear, hear.) Ater some remarks of a local nature Mr. Garnet spoke at some length against the Ballot, which he contended was un- English, and would not produce the effect contemplated. The CHAIRMAN briefly proposed The Health of Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., M. P., and those distinguished Guests who have honoured us with their presence." Sir FRANCIS BURDTTT, on rising to reply, was most enthu siastically applauded. He had been surprised to hear the his tory of the late struggle in Salford, and to find the extraor dinary decision of the Committee of the House of Commons, which he regarded as being not only founded upon a silly pre tence, but upon a gross misconception of duty ; because, although bound to try, they had excluded the possibility of trying the merits of the question. But he was not going to justify the imputations thrown upon the House of Commons by the person alluded to by the Chairman, but whom he ( Sir Francis Burdett) had never scrupled to name—Mr, Daniel O'Connell._( Hear, hear.) He spoke, not merely of the grossness of the imputations thrown upon the Members of the House by Mr. O'Connell, but whatever might be thought of the Grenville Act, which might have occasioned some inconvenience under the operation of the Reform Act, twenty years ago, he recollected it had been satis factory. But under the new Act of Parliament all diffi cult questions which had in some degree been settled by the frequent decisions of former Committees, had become a sort of law. Mr. O'Connell, however, could not always speak the truth, for, in his usual gross way, he had imputed to one part of the House only, which was to the Conservatives, all the blame, leaving the Whigs, whom he used to call " the bare, the brutal, the bloody Whigs," alone.—(Hear, hear.) Let any gentleman examine the number of Conservative gen tlemen who sat in the House, and he would see that they were not the party who deserved this abuse. He had been called the patriot and the liberator of Ireland, by a country the strangest of which the world had ever heard. Indeed, Dean Swift, a century ago, observed that that which was true everywhere else was not true in Ireland; in like manner, in all countries a patriot was a person who made great sacrifices for his country ; patriotism and pay were every where regarded as impossible to live together, except in Ireland ; but where patriotism and pay did go together, there the price of vice and the reward of virtue might be drawn by the same person.—(Cheers.) Nevertheless, Mr. O'Connell had an influence in the House of Commons such as was never before possessed not only by any individual, but by all those who had the means of return ing Members which was so much complained of. That was a trifling evil compared with that which had sprung up from the influence of the arch-agitator and the Popish priests— (Loud cheers)—of whom Mr. Daniel O'Connell was nothing less than the creature.—( Continued cheers.) The system of nomination was, indeed, an infringement upon the British Constitution, yet, practically speaking, it had not any disas trous effect on the interests of the country at large : but by the system which had sprung from the Reform Bill, Mr. O'Con nell was enabled to carry on a wholesale trade in an interest diametrically opposed to the Protestantism of the country. In conclusion, Sir Francis defended the Church Establishment in language precisely to the same effect as that he used at Leeds, and sat down after calling upon the Members of the various Conservative Associations to remain true to their prin ples. He was loudly cheered on taking his seat. The next toast was " The Members for the North Division of Lancashire—Lord Francis Egerton and the Hon. Bootle Wilbraham," which was neatly responded to by Mr. ELIAS CHADWICK. Mr. WlLKins (barrister) next addressed the meeting. He said that the gentlemen who had the superintendence and ma nagement of that festival had selected him to propose the next toast, "Sir Robert Peel and the Conservative Members of the House of Commons."—( Great cheering.) He was at a loss for terms to express his admiration of the freedom from pre judice—the self-control—the integrity, the hatred of faction, the diligence, the disinterestedness of their leader ( Sir Robert Peel), all of which had combined to endear him to his coun trymen, and to ennoble and dignify his country.—(Loud cheers.) He begged to offer the acknowledgments of that meeting to the distinguished individuals who had that day ho noured them with their presence. He was sure that all who heard him would augur well of Lord Maidstone for the spirit and temperance, courage and moderation, wisdom and modesty displayed by him on the late occasion. He would direct their attention to what was called the Ministerial side of the House, which presented a most heterogeneous mass, a strange com pound of Radicalism and Republicanism, infidelity and fana ticism, Presbyterianism and Papacy— " A strange harmonious inclination Of all degrees for reformation." The Ministers had declared in their government they would repudiate patronage and promote merit. Had their ap_ pointments, judicial, ecclesiastical, civil, or mi l itary, b orne them out in that promise ? Certainly not. This was no co loured character of Whiggism. The Whigs were profligate, hollow and deceitful. Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR, M. P., rose to reply, and expressed his admiration of the eloquent speech just delivered by the Learned Gentleman. The meeting had before them two splen did examples of the Conservative Members of the House of Commons. They had his Noble Friend (Lord Maidstone), whose chivalrous bearing and manly conduct had placed him on a pinnacle whence he could not descend ; and they had his Friend the Hon. Baronet, who was, he would venture to say, one of the most enlightened patriots which this nation could boast of.--( Cheers. ) Mr. GARNETT had the greatest pleasure in proposing the health of that distinguished young nobleman, Lord Viscount Maidstone.—(lmmense cheering.) Lord MAIDSTONE returned thanks. He was indeed happy in its having fallea to his lot, the first time he had come north of the Trent, to come to Leeds, next to Salford, then to Manchester and Liverpool, to be present at such glorious Con servative feasts. There was one subject on which they all felt deeply interested, and, as he had had an opportunity of knowing something more than they could upon it, he would trespass a few moments on their attention, to mention what he saw with his own eyes, and heard with his own ears, in the Salford Elec tion Committee -room. He would say, without fear of contra diction, that that petition was none of your petitions got up without rhyme or reason—it was not even like those Irish pe titions, got up for a purpose —it was not like any of those cop poch-bottom petitions—but, as they all knew, it had truth for its foundation.—( Cheers.) And Mr. Brotherton also said afterwards in the House of Commons, that he courted in quiry. If he courted the inquiry, the contrary prrty expected inquiry, and the House of Commons put the Committee into a situation for going into it. But a legal quibble arose. Ho said if there were any evidence they ought to investigate the case, or they would not be doing their duty as representatives of the people ; they would not be doing their duty to their own character, or to the House which appointed them, if they allowed Mr. Garnett to go away unsatisfied, and his case had not been heard.—( Hear, hear.) He then asked what must be the character of the proceedings of a British senate, if a man could not obtain justice er inquiry ; therefore it was mere assumption on the part of Mr. O'Connell to say that the Con servative party were interested in taking and keeping up the present constitution of those Committees.—( Hear.) There Bras one fact which they must bear in mind, namely, that they must have a Member, and that that Member must be Mr. Garnett.—( Cheers.) He did not know whether Mr. Bro therton would be able to find a place in Mr. O'Connell's tail— ( Laughter)—he thought the Hon. Member was one of it al ready—( Continued laughter) —if not, he was quite worthy of it; or whether he was going out in the capacity of legal ad viser to Lord Durham with 1,5001. Give him the 1,500/..a -year, and let the elec tors try i f they cou ld not find asts , -, ud a man. It was his fortune to plump " head o'"". heels" in political strife to begin with, 1 - 1.1 thuidix put a toe first, then the knees, and afterwards gradually introduce his body, but he plunged at once i n to th e m iddl e o f the political troubles.—(Hear,hear. ) Certainly no man ilt the world ever before such a favourable opportunity, and the cause ho had had in hand be brought to a successful and triumphant end in the face of the House of Commons, in the oyes df the people.—(Cheers.) Mr. O'Connell, who had made use of and insinuated his lies—and he (Lord Maidstone) would tell him so, only that he had put himself out of the pale of a gen tleman—(Loud cheers)—and the position in which he had thus placed himself gave him (Lord Maidstone) a sure vie' tory, if ho came down and denied his atrocious calumnies.- - (L-ud cheers.) Mr. O'Connell never fairly met the ques tion ; he endeavoured rather to lead his audience away froth it by the old cry of " justice to Ireland"—( The Noble Lord's imitation of the agitator's manner and tone occasioned great laughter) —so that he ( Lord Maidstone) found that he must meet him. If ever there was a buffoon, he (Lord Maidstone) then saw, in the House of Commons, Mr. O'Connell play the character, an d b ea t anyt hi ng at A st l ey ' s.—( Laughter.) The Noble Lord then offl-ed sorne appropriately jocular remarks in proposing The Lancashire witches," a toast which was most loudly responded to from every part of the room. The principal guests shortly afterwards retired, and the meeting dispersed about twelve o'clock, highly gratified with the whole proceedings. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. An overland despatchTrom India via Marseilles, has been received, bringi n g d a t es f rom B om b ay to the Ist of Iklarb. Calcutta the 17th of February, Madras the 18th, and China the 6th of January. Arrivals at China—The Anna Robertson, from London; Tigris, from Liverpool and Batavia ; Denison, from Liver" pool; Duke of Sussex, from Madras and Singapore ; Cowasj©e Family, from Calcutta. Arrivals at Singapore—The Premier, and th e David Clark , from Calcutta. Arrivals at Bombay-The Earl of Liverpool, Lyria, Hector, and Gulnare, from Llanelly ; Caladonia, Abbotsford, an d Aliquis, from Liverpool; Mountstuart Elphinstone, from the Clyde ; the Hon. Company's schooner Emily, on the 17th of February, from Surat ; Triumph, on the 20th, from Ports mouth and the Cape; Hon. Company's schooner Atalanta, on the 21st, from Suez, Mocha, and Malacca, with the overland mail from London of the 23d of December, and via Marseilles to the 6th of January. Departures from Bombay.-The Benares, on the 15th of February, for the Malabar Coast ; Fanny, on the 18th, for Madras and Penang ; John Campbell, on the 20th, for Liver pool ; Ceylon, on the 24th, for Colombo ; Pearl, on the 34th, for China ; Lyria, on the 18th, for Muscat. Ships loading at Bombay.-The Elizabeth, for Singapore' ° and China, to sail o n th e 25 t h o f February; Jury, for I jeer- I col, t sail on the 25th of February ; Reliance, for the Cape and London, to sail on the 25th of February ; Aliquis, for Liverpool, to sail on the 15th of March ; Hector, and Abbots ford,, for Liv er p oo l ; B uc ki ng h amsh i re, for the Cape and London, to sail in March ; Earl of Liverpool, for Landon. Departures from Madras-The Thames, Lady Flora. an d Duke of Argyll, previous to the 17th of February, for L o ndon. Arrivals at Tener . ffe.-Her Majesty's ship Britomart, "` the 15th of March, and her Majesty's ship Alligator, on o ' l3 ' 18th of March, from Plymouth, for the Cape and New Hollaa - Arrival at Ascension.-The Woodmanaterne, from L o ndon- Arrival at China.-The Copeland, from Liverpool. Arrivals at Cal cu tt a .-Th e M argaret, on the 15th of Ja": nuary, from Rangoon ; Sir Edward Ryan, from Moulmei n; " R 'bort le Diabl e , on the 18th, from Bo ur b on ; P arag on, on 18th, and the Tina mara , on t h e 19th, from Liverpool ; °e ostris, on the 20th, from Madras; Alcide, on the 21st, frc nil Bourbon ; her M a j esty ' s s hi p L arne, on the 22d, from Mien,". mein ; Sylph, o n th e 2 2 d , f rom China ; Dover, on the 23 k ,, " from Boston an d t h e C ape; London, on the 24th, from Liver pool ; Futty Salaam, on the 25th, from China, Singapore,- and Penang; Arethusa, from Moulmein, Zenobia, from Por ts mouth and the Cape of Good Hope, Norfolk, front Bostom. and Baboo, from the Mauritius, all on the 26th ; R o yal Sal 4 'f' on the 28th, from Portsmouth ; Bahamian, from Liverpoo l ' and Marian, front Portsmouth and the Cape, on the 29th; Francis Warden, on the 30th, from Penang ; Sumatra, nr' the Ist February, from Singapore and Penatt4,7; Astronome, on the 2d, and Courrier de Bourbon, on the 4th, from Bour-. bon ; Nouvalle Louise, on the 4th, from Havre ; Bright n P on lae t s' on the 6th, from M ou l me i n ; h er M a j esty ' s ship Victor, th; 7th, from Trinco ma l ee ; A nn , on the Btb, from China ' 4 7' Singapore ; Mossal, on the 9th, from Havre ; Donna Ma' ta " front Stockholm and Cowes, Eucle, from Liverpol, Ce;_aliaa from Bourbon, and Haide e , f rom P enang, al l ou t h e 10114 and Samuel Baker, on the 11th, from the Mauritius. Departures from Calcutta.-The Christopher Rawson, O F.', the 22th of Janua r y f or t h e M aur i t i us; Lord Hungerfor d and- Windsor, on the 12th, for London ; Hooghly, on the 12the for Bourbon; Rob Roy, on the 13th, for China ; Theodosia , • on the 13th, f or Li verpoo l ; C arnatic, on the 35th, f or the, Mauritius; Fati ma , on t h e 17th, for Liverpool; S h aw Alli son, on the 18th, for Bombay; Donna Carmolita, on the 18t1! for the !Mauritius; Allalevie, on the 19th, for Bombay; gand, on the 23d, for Penang; Elizabeth, on the 23d, T": . • Ceylon ; Cabrass, on t h e 23d, for Mocha ; L ac on, o n the 53 d. and Indiana, on the 25th, for Bourbon ; Virinia, on the 2 5 th. for Madras; Exm ou th, on t h e 28t h , for London; Baring', Or,, the 28th, for Bombay ; Allerton, for Liverpool ; Richmond. , for London; Hesperus, for Demerara; Sussannab, for the, Mauritius. Ships Spoken with.--The Ludlow, from Bordeaux to air Mauritius, on the 19th of March ; Frances Charlotte, from C:e piapo to London, in lat. 31, 30, N., long. 49fr. --- The internal transport of merchandise in France during the year 1836, according to official returns, amounted. to only 34,000,000 tons, of which the total value may be cal culated at 204,000,000 f., divided as follows :--- Kilogrammes. Francs. Silks and ribands Cottons, muslins 7,746,000 34,000, 000, Woollen goods, cloths, shawls, &c 636,500 19,000,00 0 Linen cloths 660,000 11,500, 00 ° Tulles and gauzes ...... Skins and felts BO,OOO 3,500,(0 1 Cochineal, Indigo 200,000 4,500 ,000 Oils 750,000 2,50'0,0 0 ° Tobacco 200,000 _ 1,5'00,000 Clocks and Watches 135,000 3,, , J00,0 00 Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa 8,700,000 9,500,000 Sundries --- _---- 34,090,000 04,000,2 00C: Of which 1,200 t ons of valuable merchandise 18,000,000 f., which is 150,00 0 f. per ton; and 22,000 tons. of general merch an di se are rated at 25,000,000 E, which iii' ° from 1,100 to 1,200 f. per ton. The Constitutionnel remarks' that this being nearly the total of the actual transport, i .; far too small small to justify the enormous sacrifices for 'air construction of railroads proposed by the Ministry — ' Galignani's Messenger. - -- SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICES. Cottage Pattern. Melon Pattern. King's Pattern.- Tea Pot ...RlO 15 0 k:11 5 0 £l2 0 0 Sugar Basin 8 0 0 6 6 0 Milk Ewer. 4 0 0 4 4 0 5 10 °' Coffee Pot.. 13 13 0 l3 13 0... ...... .. la 0 0 The same strongly Plated, with Silver Edges. Tea Pot .... 2 10 0... 2 18 0 3 10 0 Sugar Basin 2 4 0 2 8 0 2 14 0 Milk Ewer. 1 16 0.. ...... ... 2 0 0 2 4 ° Coffee Pot.. 2 18 0 3 0 0 The ground floor, also the first, second, and third floors, -are fitt e/a-! up as Show Rooms. Selections may be made from a most esters° sive variety of Silver and Plated Manufacture. A Pamphlet with a detailed list of prices and drawings of varil' articles, and a l so w i t h d rawings of the above services, may be ha gratis, or will be sent in answer to post-paid application. T. COX SAVORY , W erking Goldsmith, Silversmith, ai'd' Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doors from Grace church-street) BIRTH S. --- On the 16th i ns t ., in Upper Harley-istreet, the lady of Edril" Pepys, Esq., o f a son. a l • On the 11th inst., the lady of the Rev. Henry Sampson, of a so. On the Bth inst., at the Quinta da Esteira, near Lisbon, the ladr of R. Knowles, Esq. , of a daughter. On the 17th inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of C. HopkinsunP Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., in Stanhope-place, Hyde-park, the lady ot Mr. Sergeant Adams, of a son. On the 24th of March, at Gibraltar, the lady of G. Buchanan, Esq., Royal Artillery, of a son. MARRIED. At Brighton, on the 16th inst., John Goddard Marshall, Esq• • only son of J. G. Marshall, Esq., of Elm, Wisbeach, Isle of EIY' to Nancy Adair, daughter of the late Rev. D. Moncrieff, of Red— gorton and Whitewell, Perthshire. On the 14th inst., at St. Mary's, Paddington, Mr. J. A. Noe-• kolds, of Stansted, Essex, to Susannah Ellis, niece of Mrs. Carvers. of Maida-hill. On the 17th inst., at Kingston-upon-Thames, the Rey. W. V : Harrison, Vicar of South Stoneham, and of Crandall, to Mary, Ofl 1 (laughter of Dr. Wm. Roots, of Kingston-upon-Thames. On the 12th inst., at Clapham, Mr. John Thomas Fart', of Clapham, to F rances R e b ecca , secon d daughter of J. Elliot' c , Vgq., of Coolinge, Kent. DIED. On the 14th inst., at Walworth, Sophia, wife of Mr. Nat'Ariali ell Benjamin. On the 13th inst., aged 68, Catharine, relict of the JoseP l ' Sheffield, of Penny-fields, Poplar. On the 13th inst., in Huntly-street, lik , dford-squa',.e, Elizabet h wife of Mr. J. Hind, aged 73. On the 14th inst., at Townhead, aged 81, the 'A m H e nry Wig— lesworth, Rector of Slaidbur n , Y orkshire. On the 11th inst., a t P ar i s, t..e Rev. Je',in Devereux, form erl y of the Catholic Catholic, Moo,,tlelds. On the 12th u lt., at Ann, relict of M r . F. nod. On the 28th ult. John Ba'rtar H a . i k eet S w Golden-squ arc . , On the l3th inst., at O r i e l L o d ge, Ch e l tenham, Captain She ldon a l :k , n E 4 ey, q., age o d f. 6 Q B u , ce C n a.t_hseirr strut Timms, R.N. aged 66. On the 14th inst., aged 27, Caroline, wife of S. Amiss'' , li th, Esq., of Soho-square. On the 16th inst., Elizabeth, relict of J. P. Smith, E"1" Upper Berkeley -street, Portman-square. On the 14th inst., aged 18, Henry Thomas, er Ae st son of Jr. T. Evenden, of Oxford-street. On the 12th i nst., at Cheetharn Manchester, near aged 80, the Rev. :Clarke Prescott, `,7icar of llownt , on an d Burrington, Herefordshire. On th e 13th Mr. , Manning Sewell, of Jamaica-terra eir . Limehouse, ao- d I,, A rp t , T 1. e; TsnmOutl . :, on the 19th. inst., Iltar-Admiral ,Tobin, C. 8 . . .. 69. London: Printed arA Published! by MURDO YOUNG. of 114. 112, Strand, at f/te 31114 Office. No. )12, Strand, in the court Y of Aliddles , ex.-41turiglily, .April 19, 1838.